QOTD: Scott Walker vaginal probe edition
by digby
Letting the cat out of the bag:
Walker told Loesch that criticism he received about the ultrasound bill was merely an attack from the “gotcha” media, and that he was in fact just trying to provide women with “a cool thing.”
“The thing about that, the media tried to make that sound like that was a crazy idea,” he said. “Most people I talked to, whether they’re pro-life or not, I find people all the time that pull out their iPhone and show me a picture of their grandkids’ ultrasound and how excited they are, so that’s a lovely thing. I think about my sons are 19 and 20, we still have their first ultrasounds. It’s just a cool thing out there.”
“We just knew if we signed that law, if we provided the information that more people if they saw that unborn child would make a decision to protect and keep the life of that unborn child,” he said.
We knew that, of course. But they don't usually admit that was the goal. Because sticking a probe into women for the sole purpose of coercing them doesn't really set well with a lot of them. Some people think that the government mandating such things is particularly distasteful. But Walker isn't too bright.
Update: Proud to say that California's having none of this crapola:
The California Assembly voted on Tuesday to enact a law that will require crisis pregnancy centers to stop actively misleading women.
AB 775, also known as the FACT Act, will make it more difficult for CPCs to use traditional tactics (such as straight-up lying) to prevent women from terminating their pregnancies, by requiring centers that do not have medical licenses to disclose that they do not have medical licenses. The law, which was passed by the Assembly in a 49-26 vote, also requires that licensed medical facilities alert clients to all options related to pregnancy, including abortion.